say hi to gilbert and the kids. with love, k.m. this week i am getting all my ducks in a row so that this weekend i can hole up and sew myself some desperately needed skirts for church and summer. again, happy things. i went to the fabric store tonight in search of prints to make some new spring scarves with. some will probably end up in the shop, too. i just love this look. also, i love toast (the catalog and the cooked bread). he is the perfect mix to me of blues and folk and funk and feeling. hard to find? only a little. i've met some truly kindred spirits in my life so far. especially my two nicoles. (well, coco i not so much met as i was born to the same parents). i love them girls and their cute purses. and that made me think of all the insomniatic nights that she stayed up with me and mirrored my every move and snuggled me right out of my anxiety into dreamland, long after grant and cate had drifted off. but let me tell you, that's not how it will really go. i imagine most kids will want to stay home and play computer games, but their moms will make them come and so they'll grudgingly put on a some church pants and skirts. so i was wondering if you could help me know how to bring the romance back into our modern life? it's not really that important, no matter the dress or the menu, we just want the kids to come to feel the spirit of the temple. but it's like you said, anne, when you don't use your imagination to make life beautiful, "how much you miss." nag I'll show you what i've been working on soon- they're presents and i have to give them away first. have a nice monday! lunch: whole wheat pita with tuna or deli meat or a big salad with grilled chicken. all the sudden i'm 30. i thought i'd be driving a mini van full of kids and happily decorating my own home. but life has shown me again that i am not in control. and as i wait for more children and a sense of being settled, and the dishes she cleans for me!! i don't even have to rinse before putting things in the dishwasher anymore! and how warm she keeps my toesies while i'm sitting at the desk working on the computer! who needs slippers? it seems her only desire in life is to be close to us. and all she asks for is an occasional pet and some food and water. truly, my lowest maintenance friend. i'm loving babies & mamas, sunshine, happy rooms, and cool colors plan to be surprised. 1. make stuff :: knit, 2. april, 3. fond of, 4. Crochet Stack, 5. noon :: 8, 6. layering, 7. 7mos, 8. afternoon, 9. sleepy mama, 10. waiting for me, 11. There's only one captain on this boat!, 12. Very Special Scarves, 13. Michelle Williams ♥, 14. new drawing corner, 15. the other side, 16. Untitled, 17. pride and joy, 18. steven alan imitation, 19. atthestove, 20. Untitled, 21. film.207, 22. hi, 23. Working, 24. Lashes, 25. s t i l l : morning quiet time, 26. anthem for a 17 year-old girl, 27. Untitled, 28. reasons for staying, 29. Untitled, 30. book girl, 31. Untitled, 32. ships ahoy!, 33. juk box, 34. ..., 35. grapefruit & new curtains, 36. gams i will i will i will. please hold me accountable if you don't see the results posted next week. the inspiration pieces: let me preface this by saying that there is no one size fits all eating plan for someone with hormonal issues. for some women, cysts, irregular cycles, lack of ovulation, and too much testosterone and its effects are directly related to bad insulin regulation in their body. for these women, they may be able to restore better regularity with avoiding blood sugar spikes by not eating carbohydrates, therefore eliminating the insulin problem. that is why so many women can conceive with metformin or glucophage because these medicines work at that level. cate and i went through some of the free options around the web for valentine's to download and print. and as i've been laying in my misery, i've been thinking a lot about that penny, and just how lonely i'd be if she wasn't there with me. remember how i was so proud that my room was clean and i was knitting? well, i still am. it was the first time i realized that things don't always go how you think they will. and that it all can turn out better than you imagined. my problem, dear anne, is that it is 2009. kids don't like to get all fussied up anymore, and i don't think they would go to the trouble of making up stories about lost broaches to be able to go to a silly church picnic. in my mind the little girls are wearing spring dresses and holding parasols with their gloved hands while the boys are eating biscuits and drinking homemade rootbeer with their hats and suspenders on. but i live in a dreamland where i want everything stylized. i know you understand me, anne. my room is clean and i'm knitting. what a few hours on a sunny day can do for you... project 31 is rolling along. i have donations for every single item i need for the 31 newborn kits and lots of fabric donations and i will sew until there are 31 baby quilts too! thank you SO much, i was overwhelmed by the awesome response. packages are starting to arrive! i will be sure to post some pictures when i get it all together and ready to take to the humanitarian center. my heart is happy. secondly, i must say i know carbohydrates aren't bad. i know bread is life and wheat is the staff of life. a lot of fruits and veggies are quite sugary/ starchy. for almost everyone eating all these foods in moderation will do them fine. but remember, i am trying to regulate an abnormality. to a diabetic sugar is the devil. to someone with celiac disease wheat is the devil to someone with milk allergies dairy is the devel. and what i've come to believe that for some women who don't ovulate, high blood sugar may be their devil, and it definately is mine. even more obsessed with flickr than usual of late
